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Poll Question: What do you think of IQ's Resistance?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
2 [3.23%]
11 [17.74%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.61%]
2 [3.23%]
8 [12.90%]
4 [6.45%]
2 [3.23%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.61%]
2 [3.23%]
1 [1.61%]
1 [1.61%]
18 [29.03%]
2 [3.23%]
3 [4.84%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.61%]
3 [4.84%]
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It's very good and one of their best albums, which isn't a small thing, because almost of their albums are amazing.(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8c825157bcdecbce',t:'MTcyNzE3NjExOS4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< height="1" width="1" style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; visibility: ;">
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In fairness I need to give them another listen. What I have heard from them all sounds the same song-to-song from album to album. I'll give them another try...
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Very Good
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Voted top 3 as I rank this their third best album behind Dark Matter and The Road of Bones. A bunch of minus signs fell out of my nose and now I can't subtract.
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One of their best
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For me IQ are one of those bands who seem to make the same album every time, just with the component bits slightly re-arranged. (cf Flower Kings and Ozrics). For me this isn’t one of their best - that would be Road of Bones.

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I had a copy on red vinyl, spinned it 3 or 4 times through, traded it in for store credit.  Resistance sounds to these ears like leftovers that failed to make the cut for Road of Bones.   

It would also be nice if someone told Peter Nicholls it is okay to write fewer lyrics.
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One of their best! Smile
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This album seems to have mixed responses. Maybe it's one of those "grower" albums. 
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

This album seems to have mixed responses. Maybe it's one of those "grower" albums. 
I liked Resistance instantly, the first time I heard it. Maybe Nomzamo is a "grower" too, although it hasn't taken root with me yet, but at least none of IQ's albums belong on the compost heap. Tongue
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I’m a huge fan but this is by far their weakest album. Have tried and tried but it’s poor. TGSW was great at first but even my appreciation of that has faded.

This album scores 10/20, whereas all other albums by them score at least 18/20….
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

I’m a huge fan but this is by far their weakest album. Have tried and tried but it’s poor. TGSW was great at first but even my appreciation of that has faded.

This album scores 10/20, whereas all other albums by them score at least 18/20….

Very interesting. It just sounds dense to me. Most of their albums don't seem to suffer from inpenetrability this one does. Oh well, I'll keep trying I guess. I suppose I can always use it as background music. Confused
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Polarised opinion is not necessarily such a bad thing. Compared to say Brave or Tales From Topographic Oceans I would much rather listen to Resistance personally.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Compared to say Brave or Tales From Topographic Oceans I would much rather listen to Resistance personally.

Yes, I find it very hard to believe that 18 people would prefer to listen to TfTO... Confused
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second vote for:
"I like Subterranea better but it's still not bad". 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

second vote for:
"I like Subterranea better but it's still not bad". 

problem with this poll for me is there several categories I could have legitimately voted in... this is another one!
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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I nearly voted for “it’s awful” but I stepped back from the brink🤣
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“It’s boring” would sum it up for me actually
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